THE ASSEMBLY IS NOW IN SESSION.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER SANTIAGO NOTICES
THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM. THE
SERGEANT AT ARMS WILL PREPARE
THE CHAMBER AND BRING IN THE
ABSENT MEMBERS. THE CLERK WILL
CALL THE ROLL. ATIS AGUIAR-CURRY
. ALANIZ. ALVAREZ. ARAMBULA
BAYNES. BAUER-KAHAN. BENNETT
BERMAN. BERNER. BONTA BRIAN.
CALDERON, JUAN. CARRILLO WENDY.
CARRILLO. CERVANTES. CHIN
CONNOLLY. DALLEY. DAVIES DIXON.
ISOLE. FLORA MIKE. FONG, VINCE.
FONG, FRED. MEN. GABRIEL.
GALLAGHER. GARCIA GIBSON,
GRAYSON. HANEY HART. HOLDEN.
HOOVER IRWIN. JACKSON.
JONES-SAWYER, CARL. LACKEY, LEE.
LOW LOWENTHAL. MAIENSCHEIN.
MATHIS MCCARTY. MCKENNA.
MURATSUCHI NGUYEN. ORTEGA.
PACHECO PAPPIN. JIM. PATTERSON,
JOE. PATTERSON. PELLERIN.
PETRIE-NORRIS. QUIRK SILVA.
RAMOS. RENDON. REYES THREE OF
US. RODRIGUEZ. RUBIO SANCHEZ.
SANTIAGO. SCHIAVO SORIA. TO TING
. VALENCIA. VÆ. VALLAPUDUA.
WALDRON WALLACE. WARD. WEBER.
WICK WILSON. WOOD. ZABIR MR.
SPEAKER
.
THIS POPULATION MAY NOT LIKE.
MEMBERS. A QUORUM IS PRESENT. WE
ASK OUR GUESTS AND VISITORS IN
THE REAR OF THE CHAMBER AND IN
THE GALLERY TO PLEASE STAND FOR
THE PRAYER AND THE FLAG SALUTE.
TODAY'S PRAYER WILL BE OFFERED
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER QUIRK-SILVA.
LET US PRAY. AS WE GATHER TODAY
FROM THE RESTFULNESS OF OUR TIME
AWAY FROM THESE CHAMBERS, LET US
EMBRACE THE SPIRIT OF SPRING. IN
THIS SEASON OF RENEWAL, WHETHER
YOU CELEBRATE RAMADAN, NOWRUZ,
HOLY PASSOVER, EASTER, OR
WHICHEVER HOLIDAY YOU HOLD DEAR,
LET US TAKE THIS MOMENT TO
CELEBRATE ONE ANOTHER. SPRING
WITH ITS VIBRANT BLOOMS AND
REJUVENATED LANDSCAPES, REMINDS
US OF THE ENDLESS POTENTIAL FOR
GROWTH AND TRANSFORMATION. JUST
AS CALIFORNIA'S POPPIES BLOOM IN
BEAUTIFUL SPLENDOR. LET US SEE
THE BEAUTY IN ONE ANOTHER. AS
LEGISLATORS, WE HAVE THE
PROFOUND RESPONSIBILITY TO SOW
THE SEEDS OF CHANGE, TO
CULTIVATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE
EVERY CALIFORNIAN CAN FLOURISH.
LET US REDEDICATE OURSELVES TO
THIS NOBLE TASK TO FOSTERING AN
ATMOSPHERE OF INCLUSIVITY,
EQUALITY AND PROSPERITY FOR ALL.
AND THIS CHAMBER LED OUR DEBATES
BE INFUSED WITH THE SPIRIT OF
COLLABORATION AND UNDERSTANDING
OF GROWTH AND RENEWAL. LET US
LISTEN WITH OPEN HEARTS AND
MINDS. EMBRACE THE DIVERSE
PERSPECTIVES THAT ENRICH OUR
DISCOURSE AND LEAD TO MORE
INFORMED DECISIONS. LET US BE
STEWARDS OF THE RESOURCES
ENTRUSTED TO US, ENSURING THAT
FUTURE GENERATIONS INHERIT A
CALIFORNIA THAT IS EVEN MORE
VIBRANT, SUSTAINED, VIABLE, AND
RESILIENT THAN THE ONE WE KNOW
TODAY. FINALLY, LET US EMBRACE
THE CHALLENGES BEFORE US WITH
COURAGE AND DETERMINATION,
KNOWING. KNOWING THAT THROUGH
OUR EFFORTS, WE CAN BUILD A
BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR ALL
CALIFORNIANS. AMEN. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER QUIRK-SILVA,
TODAY'S. PLEASE JOIN US AS MR.
HART LEADS US IN THE PLEDGE.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. PLEASE
JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE
TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC
FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION
UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH
LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. YOU
MAY BE SEATED. READING OF THE
PREVIOUS DAYS. JOURNAL.
ASSEMBLY. CHAMBERS. SACRAMENTO.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 2024. THE
ASSEMBLY MET AT 7 A.M. MR.
FLORES SECONDS THAT THE READING
OF THE PREVIOUS DAY'S JOURNAL BE
DISPENSED WITH. PRESENTATIONS
AND PETITIONS. THERE ARE NONE.
INTRODUCTION AND REFERENCES OF
BILLS WILL BE DEFERRED. REPORTS
OF COMMITTEES WILL BE DEEMED
READ AND AMENDMENTS DEEMED
ADOPTED. MESSAGES FROM THE
GOVERNOR. THERE ARE NONE AND
MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE THERE
ARE NONE. MOVING TO MOTIONS AND
RESOLUTIONS. THE ABSENCES FOR
THE DAY WILL BE DEEMED READ AND
PRINTED IN THE JOURNAL MAJORITY.
MOVING ON TO PROCEDURAL MOTIONS,
MAJORITY LEADER AGUIAR-CURRY YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
PROCEDURAL MOTIONS. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR. SPEAKER. I
REQUEST UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO
SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE 45.5 TO
ALLOW ASSEMBLY MEMBERS BONTA AND
WALLACE TO SPEAK ON AN
ADJOURNMENT AND MEMORY TODAY.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, SUCH SHALL BE
THE ORDER. I REQUEST UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE
118A TO ALLOW ASSEMBLY MEMBER
MURATSUCHI TO HAVE GUESTS SEATED
AT HIS DESK, AND TO ALLOW
ASSEMBLY MEMBERS BONTA AND
WALLACE TO HAVE GUESTS IN THE
REAR OF THE CHAMBER. TODAY
WITHOUT OBJECTION, SUCH SHALL BE
THE ORDER, A REQUEST UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO REFER THE FOLLOWING
BILLS TO COMMITTEE AB 2618 CHEN
FROM THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT
COMMITTEE TO THE BANKING AND
FINANCE COMMITTEE, AND THEN BACK
TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE.
AB 3160. GABRIEL FROM THE
REVENUE AND TAXATION COMMITTEE
TO THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AND THEN
BACK TO THE REVENUE AND TAXATION
COMMITTEE. AB 3248 A SALLY FROM
THE REVENUE AND TAX TAXATION
COMMITTEE TO THE BUSINESS AND
PROFESSIONALS COMMITTEE, AND
THEN BACK TO THE REVENUE AND
TAXATION COMMITTEE AND SB 359
UMBERG FROM THE PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE TO THE RULES
COMMITTEE. WITHOUT OBJECTION,
SUCH SHALL BE THE ORDER. MOVING
TO GUESTS. INTRODUCTIONS AND
ANNOUNCEMENTS CGRTS ASSEMBLY
MEMBER MURATSUCHI. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. COLLEAGUES MY WIFE HIROKO
AND MY DAUGHTER SOPHIA. AND ALSO
UP IN GUEST INTRODUCTIONS, ALSO
UP IN THE IN THE AUDIENCE ARE
FAMILY, FRIENDS, THE KAMIYA'S,
THE SUZUKI'S AND THE YAMAMOTO'S
ALL FROM THE LOS ANGELES AREA.
WELCOME TO SACRAMENTO. THANK
YOU, ASSEMBLY MEMBER MURATSUCHI.
AND WELCOME TO YOUR GUESTS.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER LACKEY, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR GUESTS
INTRODUCTIONS. THÀNH GOOD
AFTERNOON, SPEAKER AND MEMBERS,
PLEASE GIVE A WARM WELCOME TO MY
WOMAN OF THE YEAR. IT'S BETH
DAVIES. SHE'S UP IN THE GALLERY.
THANK YOU EVERYBODY. SHE IS A
TEACHER AT BORON HIGH SCHOOL,
WHICH I ATTENDED IN MY YOUNGER
YEARS. SHE'S AN INTEGRAL PART OF
THE BORON COMMUNITY, AND HER
REACH IS FAR EXCEEDS THE
CLASSROOM. SHE NOT ONLY SERVES
THE POPULATION THAT NEEDS A BIT
OF EXTRA LOVE THROUGH THEIR
CREDIT RETRIEVAL PROCESS, BUT
SHE GOES OUT OF HER WAY TO
VOLUNTEER WITH PROGRAMS THAT
HELP PLUG STUDENTS BACK INTO
THEIR COMMUNITY. HER LOVE AND
PASSION FOR THE YOUTH SHE SERVES
IN BORON TRULY MAKES ALL THE
DIFFERENCE IN THESE KIDS LIVES,
SHE HAS A LONG HISTORY IN THE
BORON COMMUNITY, AND I'M PROUD
TO HONOR HER AND COMMEMORATE HER
SERVICE, AS A SMALL SIDE NOTE,
BETH'S FATHER AND I ATTENDED
BORING HIGH SCHOOL TOGETHER, SO
THIS IS A FULL CIRCLE MOMENT FOR
ME AND OUR FAMILIES HAD DECADES
OF POSITIVE COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT. SHE'S ALSO A FELLOW
FELLOW PACKER FAN, SO I CAN'T
PASS UP THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY
GO, PACK, GO AND MEMBERS, I
APPRECIATE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE
AGAIN FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT
SHE'S DONE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU, ASSEMBLY MEMBER
LACKEY, WELCOME TO YOUR GUESTS
AND CONGRATULATIONS. SO, JUST A
WELCOME TO, WE SEE ASSEMBLY
MEMBER, FORMER ASSEMBLY MEMBER,
AND CURRENT ATTORNEY GENERAL ROB
BONTA ON THE FLOOR TODAY. PLEASE
WELCOME ATTORNEY GENERAL BONTA.
THANK YOU. AND HE'S WORKING AS
USUAL THERE. SO MOVING ON TO
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BANES. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
ANNOUNCEMENT. HI, COLLEAGUES, I
WANT TO WISH EVERYONE, A GREAT
SPRING BREAK. I ALSO WANTED TO
LET YOU GUYS KNOW I BROUGHT BACK
THE TRADITIONAL INDIAN SWEETS
FOR MY BROTHER'S WEDDING. SO
THERE'S A BOX FOR EVERYONE IN
THE MEMBERS LOUNGE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. MOVING TO BUSINESS ON
THE DAILY FILE. SECOND READING
FILE ITEMS ONE THROUGH 20. THE
CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY BILLS
1881 1796 WITH AMENDMENTS 1871,
WITH AMENDMENTS 2073, WITH
AMENDMENTS 2345, WITH AMENDMENTS
2831. WITH AMENDMENTS 1805, WITH
AMENDMENTS 1821, WITH AMENDMENTS
2179. WITH AMENDMENTS 1915. WITH
AMENDMENTS 1939, WITH AMENDMENTS
2251. WITH AMENDMENTS 2377. WITH
AMENDMENTS 2429. WITH AMENDMENTS
2588, WITH AMENDMENTS 2724. WITH
AMENDMENTS 2396. WITH AMENDMENTS
2475, WITH AMENDMENTS 2565, WITH
AMENDMENTS AND ASSEMBLY BILL
1899 WITH AMENDMENTS. ALL BILLS
WILL BE DEEMED READ AND ALL
AMENDMENTS WILL BE DEEMED
ADOPTED. CONCURRENCE AND SENATE
AMENDMENTS. FILE ITEM 21 ONE.
HANG ON. PASS AND RETAIN UNDER
RECONSIDERATION. FILE ITEMS 22
AND 23. ALL ITEMS SHALL BE
RETAINED AND MOVING TO ASSEMBLY.
THIRD READING FILE ITEM 29 AB
2546 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER RENDON.
THE CLERK WILL READ. ASSEMBLY
BILL 2546 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
RENDON. AN ACCOLADE AND LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER RENDON, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER. AB 2546 BROADENS THE
DEFINITION OF MILITARY WEAPONS
FOR THE PURPOSES OF STATE LAW
THAT REQUIRES LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCIES TO ENGAGE IN A PUBLIC
APPROVAL PROCESS BEFORE
ACQUIRING SUCH WEAPONS. THE
CURRENT DEFINITION OF MILITARY
WEAPONS USES BRAND NAMES FOR
SOME OF THESE WEAPONS, INCLUDING
ACOUSTIC WEAPONS. THIS BILL
INSTEAD USES GENERIC TERMS FOR
THESE WEAPONS, THUS ENSURING
THAT ALL MILITARY WEAPONS ARE
SUBJECTED TO THE SAME GOOD
PUBLIC PROCESS DURING
ACQUISITION. THANK YOU. SEEING
AND HEARING NO FURTHER DEBATE.
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. PLEASE HEAR. NO CLERK
WILL CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY
THE VOTES. AYES 46. NOES FOUR.
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING ON TO
FILE ITEM 31 AB 2114 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER NGUYEN. THE CLERK WILL
READ. ASSEMBLY BILL 2114 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER ERWIN. AN
ACCOLADE IN THE BUILDING
STANDARDS, AND DECLARE THE
URGENCY THEREOF TO TAKE EFFECT
IMMEDIATELY. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
ERWIN, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK
YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR.
SPEAKER, I'M PLEASED TO PRESENT
AB 2114 TODAY. CURRENTLY,
CALIFORNIA AUTHORIZES ARCHITECTS
AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS TO
PERFORM BALCONY INSPECTIONS FOR
COMMON INTEREST DEVELOPMENTS AS
A STATUTORY DEADLINE FOR THESE
INSPECTIONS QUICKLY APPROACHES,
IT HAS BECOME CLEAR THAT THERE
IS A LACK OF AVAILABLE
INSPECTORS TO PERFORM THE
NECESSARY INSPECTIONS TO MEET
THIS DEADLINE. AB 2114 ADDRESSES
THIS ISSUE BY AUTHORIZING CIVIL
ENGINEERS TO ALSO PERFORM THESE
INSPECTIONS. THANK YOU. AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE
. ALL DEBATE HAVING CEASED, THE
CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL
THOSE VOTED WHO DESIRE TO VOTE,
ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLL AND TALLY THE VOTES. AYES
63. NÓ ZERO. ON THE URGENCY.
AYES 63. NØ ZERO ON THE MEASURE.
MEASURE PASSES. MOVING ON TO
SENATE. THIRD READING. ALL ITEMS
WILL BE PASSED AND RETAINED. NOW
MOVING TO A VOTE. ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. DOES ANY MEMBER WISH
TO REMOVE AN ITEM FROM THE
CONSENT CALENDAR? SEEING AND
HEARING NONE. THE CLERK WILL
READ THE SECOND DAY CONSENT
CALENDAR. ASSEMBLY BILL 1904 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WARD. AN ACT
RELATING TO VEHICLES. CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLL ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. ALL THOSE VOTE WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. ALL THOSE VOTE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLL AND TALLY THE
VOTES. AYES 65. NOES ZERO. THE
CONSENT CALENDAR IS ADOPTED AND
THE CLERK WILL READ THE
REMAINING ITEMS ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. ASSEMBLY BILL 1797.
AYES 65. NØ ZERO. ASSEMBLY BILL
2225 I 65. NÓ. ASSEMBLY BILL
2287. AYES 65. NÓ ZERO AND
ASSEMBLY BILL 2484. AYES 65.
NOES ZERO.
MOVING BACK TO MOTIONS AND
RESOLUTIONS. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
AGUIAR-CURRY, YOU HAVE A MOTION
.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER AGUIAR-CURRY.
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
MOTION. PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY
RULE 96, I REQUEST UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO REFER THE FOLLOWING
BILL TO COMMITTEE AB 3209
MEMBERS, GIVE YOUR RESPECTFUL
ATTENTION TO OUR MAJORITY
LEADER, ASSEMBLY MEMBER
AGUIAR-CURRY AB 3209. BERMAN
FROM THE HIGHER EDUCATION
COMMITTEE TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE. WITHOUT OBJECTION,
SUCH SHALL BE THE ORDER. WE'LL
NOW MOVE TO OUR ADJOURNMENTS IN
MEMORY. MEMBERS. THE QUORUM CALL
IS IN PLACE. PLEASE TAKE YOUR
SEATS OR TAKE YOUR CONVERSATIONS
OFF THE FLOOR. AND GIVE YOUR
RESPECTFUL ATTENTION TO THOSE
WHO WERE GRANTED PRIOR
PERMISSION FOR AN ADJOURNMENT IN
MEMORY
.
PLEASE TAKE YOUR CONVERSATIONS
OFF THE FLOOR OR. HAVE A SEAT.
THANK YOU. MEMBERS. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER BONTA, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED
FOR YOUR ADJOURNMENT AND MEMORY.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER, AND
MEMBERS, IT IS WITH A VERY HEAVY
HEART THAT I ASK THIS BODY TO
ADJOURN AND THE MEMORY OF
RETIRED CITY OF ALAMEDA
FIREFIGHTER PATRICK MICHAEL
COURTER. PATRICK WAS BORN ON
SEPTEMBER 11TH, 1980, IN SAN
MATEO, LATER MOVED TO SAN
LEANDRO, AND EVENTUALLY SETTLED
IN ALAMEDA. HE JOINED THE
ALAMEDA FIRE DEPARTMENT IN 2008.
HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE
SUCCESS OF THE DEPARTMENT'S
COMMUNITY PARAMEDIC PROGRAM,
WHICH WAS ONE OF THE FIRST OF
ITS KIND IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA TO OFFER FIREFIGHTER
AND PARAMEDIC FIRST RESPONSE TO
COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN CRISIS. AS
AN ALTERNATIVE TO POLICING. THIS
PROGRAM PAVED THE WAY FOR THE
ALAMEDA CARE TEAM, WHICH IS THE
DEPARTMENT'S MENTAL HEALTH
CRISIS RESPONSE UNIT. PATRICK'S
DISARMING SMILE AND CAN DO SENSE
ABILITY ALLOWED HIM TO
POSITIVELY ENGAGE WITH EVERYONE
HE ENCOUNTERED. HE WAS A SON OF
ALAMEDA THROUGH AND THROUGH, AND
LOVED HIS COMMUNITY ALMOST AS
MUCH AS IT LOVED HIM. PATRICK
WAS EVERYWHERE AND ALWAYS OF
SERVICE. HE ORGANIZED AND
SPEARHEADED THE ALAMEDA
FIREFIGHTERS ANNUAL TOY PROGRAM,
PARTICIPATED IN CHILDREN'S
READING PROGRAMS, MEALS ON
WHEELS, AND THE FIRE SAFETY TOWN
FOR ALAMEDA SCHOOLS. ALSO ALWAYS
WILLING TO LEND A HELPING HAND,
AND IT WAS ASKED OF HIM OFTEN.
HE WAS ALSO EXTREMELY INVOLVED
IN ALAMEDA FIREFIGHTERS
ASSOCIATION LOCAL 689, SERVING
ON THE UNION'S EXECUTIVE BOARD
AS TRUSTEE, RECORDING SECRETARY
AND PRESIDENT. AMONG HIS
NUMEROUS RECOGNITIONS AND
ACCOLADES, PATRICK RECEIVED A
LOCAL HERO AWARD FOR THE ALAMEDA
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN 2021 FOR
HIS TREMENDOUS EFFORTS IN
PROTECTING VULNERABLE COMMUNITY
RESIDENTS DURING THE EARLY DAYS
OF COVID 19. FOR 15 YEARS,
PATRICK SERVED HIS COMMUNITY
WITH PRIDE, COMPASSION, AND
HONOR. OUTSIDE OF THE FIRE
SERVICE, HE WAS AN AVID
SKATEBOARDER, READER, CROSSFIT
ARTIST, AND GUITAR PLAYER. A
GREAT LOVE TO HIS WIFE EMILY,
AND A SOURCE OF ENDLESS ACTIVITY
, JOY AND COMMENT FOR HIS
BROTHER AND SISTER FIREFIGHTERS
IN THE FIRE SERVICE PATRICK. THE
SHINING LIGHT OF A HUMAN BEING
TRAGICALLY DIED ON FEBRUARY 1ST
FOLLOWING A DIFFICULT BATTLE
WITH POST TRAUMATIC STRESS
INJURY FROM HIS YEARS OF SERVICE
AS A FIREFIGHTER AND FIRST
RESPONDER, HIGHLIGHTING FOR US
THAT OUR FIRST RESPONDERS ARE
EXPOSED TO INCIDENTS THAT IMPACT
NOT ONLY THEIR PHYSICAL HEALTH,
BUT ALSO THEIR MENTAL HEALTH AND
WELL-BEING. EVEN AFTER DEATH,
PATRICK IS CONTINUING TO SERVE
OTHERS AND SAVES LIVES AS AN
ORGAN DONOR. EIGHT BEAUTIFUL
SOULS CONTINUE TO LIVE BECAUSE
OF PATRICK CONTRIBUTION.
COLLEAGUES, PLEASE JOIN ME. THE
FIREFIGHTERS, MY PARTNER IN LIFE
AND PARTNER IN SERVICE, ROB, WHO
ARE HERE WITH ME TODAY. HIS
FAMILY AND FRIENDS IN ADJOURNING
IN THE MEMORY OF OUR SWEET AND
LARGER THAN LIFE PATRICK MICHAEL
KORDA WITH ME TODAY. I JUST WANT
TO ACKNOWLEDGE BEN KIM,
PRESIDENT OF THE ALAMEDA
FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION. MIKE
DEWINDT, B SHIFT VICE PRESIDENT
JAMES PAGNINI, C, SHIFT VICE
PRESIDENT PHIL FERNANDEZ,
SECRETARY OF THE FIREFIGHTERS
ASSOCIATION MIKE NAVARRO AND
THEN ANAYA COREY CROWDER, NICK
LUBY, FIRE CHIEF BRIAN RICE,
CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL
FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION
PRESIDENT, AND MIKE LOPEZ, WHO
ARE ALL HERE WITH US TODAY TO
CELEBRATE AND HONOR THEIR
BROTHER AND SERVICE. PATRICK
KORDA, THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
ASSEMBLYMEMBER BONTA. SO, MEMBER
WALLACE, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR
YOUR ADJOURN IN MEMORY. THANK
YOU, MR. SPEAKER. MEMBERS, IT IS
WITH GREAT SADNESS, YET ALSO A
GREAT HONOR THAT I RISE TO
REQUEST THE CALIFORNIA STATE
ASSEMBLY ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY
OF FORMER ASSEMBLY MEMBER BRIAN
NESTANDE OF PALM DESERT, WHO
PASSED AWAY ON MARCH 4TH.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER NESTANDE SERVED
IN THIS CHAMBER FROM 2008 TO
2014. BRIAN BUILT HIS OWN LEGACY
THAT WAS GROUNDED IN HIS LOVE
FOR HIS COMMUNITY. HE CHAMPIONED
POLICIES TO ENHANCE EDUCATION,
PROTECT OUR YOUTH AND SUPPORT
THE REGION'S FOSTER CHILDREN. AS
AN EXAMPLE OF HIS FIERCE
ADVOCACY FOR IMPROVING THE LIVES
OF YOUTH, BRIAN WAS APPROACHED
BY A CONSTITUENT CONCERNED THAT
THE COURTS DID NOT HAVE THE
AUTHORITY TO TAKE INTO
CONSIDERATION A PARENT'S HISTORY
OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE. IN A
CHILD CUSTODY HEARING, BRIAN
THEN AUTHORED A BILL TO PROTECT
OTHER CHILDREN FROM THAT FATE
THAT CONSTITUENT WHO IS THE
GRANDMOTHER OF A CHILD CAUGHT IN
A CUSTODY BATTLE, CONTINUED TO
REACH OUT TO BRIAN AND HIS STAFF
TO SHARE UPDATES ON HER
GRANDSON. LONG AFTER THE BILL
WAS SIGNED INTO LAW, BRIAN
WORKED TO PROMOTE TRANSPARENCY
AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN
GOVERNMENT. HE AUTHORED AND
PASSED CALIFORNIA'S OPEN ACCESS
TO TAXPAYER FUNDED RESEARCH ACT,
THE FIRST STATE IN THE NATION TO
DO SO, ENSURING WE WERE CREATING
A PATHWAY FOR SCIENTIFIC
RESEARCH FUNDED WITH STATE
DOLLARS TO BE AVAILABLE TO ALL
CALIFORNIANS. HIS PASSION FOR
OUR COMMUNITY'S NATURAL
RESOURCES WAS EVIDENT THROUGH
HIS ADVOCACY FOR THE SALTON SEA,
PROTECTING LOCAL WILDLIFE, AND
INCREASING ACCESS TO OUR
REGION'S PARKS AND TRAILS. BRIAN
BELIEVED IN BIPARTISANSHIP AND
ALWAYS MADE A CONCERTED EFFORT
TO BUILD CONSENSUS. HE WAS NOT
AFRAID TO CROSS PARTY LINES TO
SUPPORT POLICY THAT HE BELIEVED
IN. HE WAS HIGHLY RESPECTED BY
MEMBERS OF BOTH PARTIES. WELL,
MAYBE, EXCEPT THAT ONE TIME IN
2014, WHEN HE SCORED THE WINNING
RUN IN THE LEGISLATIVE SOFTBALL
GAME BY SLIDING INTO HOME AND
TAKING OUT FORMER ASSEMBLY
MEMBER JIM FRAZIER AT THE PLATE.
HE WAS AN INCREDIBLE MENTOR AND
ADVOCATE FOR HIS STAFF, THE KIND
OF LEADER WHO ALWAYS
ACKNOWLEDGED HARD WORK AND
DEDICATION, EVEN TOOK THEM TO
LUNCH EVERY WEEK OR TWO. A
TESTAMENT TO HIM, HE STAYED IN
REGULAR CONTACT WITH MANY OF HIS
FORMER STAFF, SOME OF WHOM ARE
IN THE CHAMBER TODAY. ON A
PERSONAL NOTE, I MOVED TO THE
COACHELLA VALLEY A DECADE AGO TO
RUN BRIAN'S CAMPAIGN FOR
CONGRESS AND NEVER LEFT. I
ATTRIBUTE MUCH OF MY SUCCESS TO
HIS MENTORSHIP AND FRIENDSHIP
THROUGH THE YEARS. BRIAN'S
FAMILY LEGACY WAS PUBLIC
SERVICE. HIS MOTHER, BEVERLY,
HELPED FOUND OLIVE CREST, AN
ORGANIZATION SUPPORTING CHILDREN
IN CRISIS. HIS FATHER, BRUCE,
SERVED AS AN ORANGE COUNTY
SUPERVISOR AND CALIFORNIA STATE
ASSEMBLYMAN. HIS BROTHER, BARRY,
SERVED AS CHIEF OF STAFF TO
STATE SENATOR JOHN BENOIT BEFORE
HIS ELECTION TO THE ASSEMBLY,
BRIAN WORKED FOR CONGRESSMAN
MICHAEL HUFFINGTON AND WAS CHIEF
OF STAFF FOR BOTH CONGRESSMAN
SONNY BONO AND CONGRESSWOMAN
MARY BONO. FOLLOWING HIS TENURE
IN THE ASSEMBLY, HE CONTINUED
HIS ADVOCACY FOR THE COACHELLA
VALLEY, SERVING AS RIVERSIDE
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR. AT THE
TIME OF HIS PASSING, HE WAS
WORKING AS A CONSULTANT,
SPEARHEADING SPEARHEADING SOME
OF THE REGION'S MOST IMPACTFUL
PROJECTS. BORN IN NEWPORT BEACH,
BRIAN GRADUATED FROM CANYON HIGH
SCHOOL IN ANAHEIM AND WAS LATER
SELECTED TO THE SCHOOL'S HALL OF
FAME. HE WENT ON TO GRADUATE
FROM CAL STATE FULLERTON WITH A
DEGREE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE. HE
WAS AN AVID BASEBALL FAN, ALWAYS
SUPPORTING HIS BELOVED ANGELS.
BRIAN SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE GINA,
SON HAYDEN, DAUGHTER SOPHIA,
STEPCHILDREN SADIE, TAD, MASON,
MOLLY AND SAVANNAH. HIS SISTERS
GABRIELLE AND FRANCESCA, AND HIS
FORMER SPOUSE SABRINA, MOTHER OF
HAYDEN AND SOPHIA. I ASK THIS
BODY TO ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY OF
A GREAT PUBLIC SERVANT AND
FRIEND, MENTOR AND FAMILY MAN.
THE HONORABLE BRIAN NESTANDE.
CAN I DO AN INTRODUCTION? YES.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, MEMBERS, I'D
ALSO LIKE YOU TO PLEASE JOIN ME
IN WELCOMING AT THE BACK OF THE
CHAMBER, HAYDEN NESTANDE, FORMER
ASSEMBLY MEMBER. BRIAN NESTANDE,
HIS SON. ALSO IN THE BACK OF THE
CHAMBER IS TWO CHIEFS OF STAFF,
ROB FLANAGAN AND ANNETTE FROCK.
AND IN THE GALLERY ARE MANY OF
HIS FORMER STAFFERS. PLEASE JOIN
ME IN GIVING THEM A WARM WELCOME
TO THE ASSEMBLY FLOOR.
THANK YOU, ASSEMBLY MEMBER
WALLACE. MEMBERS PLEASE BRING
THE NAMES TO THE DESK TO BE
PRINTED IN THE JOURNAL. ALL
REQUESTS TO ADJOURN IN MEMORY
WILL BE DEEMED READ AND PRINTED
IN THE JOURNAL. MOVING TO
ANNOUNCEMENTS, COMMITTEE
HEARINGS, REVENUE AND TAX
TAXATION COMMITTEE MEETS TODAY
AT 2:30 P.M. IN CAPITAL ROOM
126. THE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE MEETS AT 2:30 P.M. IN
SWING SPACE ROOM 1100. BANKING
AND FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETS AT
3:30 P.M. IN CAPITAL ROOM 444.
SESSION SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS.
TUESDAY, APRIL 2ND CHECK IN
SESSION WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3RD.
CHECK IN SESSION THURSDAY, APRIL
4TH FLOOR SESSION AT 9 A.M. ALL
OTHER ITEMS WILL BE PASSED AND
RETAINED. ALL MOTIONS SHALL BE
CONTINUED. SEEING AND HEARING.
NO FURTHER BUSINESS. I'M READY
TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION, MISS
AGUILAR. CURRY MOVES. MR. LACHEY
SECONDS THAT THIS HOUSE STAND
ADJOURNED UNTIL THURSDAY, APRIL
4TH AT 9 A.M. THE QUORUM CALL IS
LIFTED AND THE HOUSE IS
ADJOURNED